causative
Americanadjective
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grammar relating to a form or class of verbs, such as persuade, that express causation
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producing an effect
noun
Other Word Forms
- causatively adverb
- causativeness noun
- causativity noun
- intercausative adjective
- noncausative adjective
- noncausatively adverb
- noncausativeness noun
- uncausative adjective
- uncausatively adverb
- uncausativeness noun
Etymology
Origin of causative
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin causātīvus, equivalent to causāt ( us ) caused ( causation ) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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The researchers note that identifying the exact causative microbes in individual patients remains a complex and time-consuming task.
From Science Daily
A month later, Kennedy backtracked on these remarks, saying “The causative association between Tylenol given in pregnancy … is not sufficient to say it definitely caused autism, but it is very suggestive.”
From Salon
The study appears in Molecular Psychiatry under the title "Defective Hoxb8 microglia are causative for both chronic anxiety and pathological overgrooming in mice."
From Science Daily
“Regardless of whether there is a causative relationship between music engagement and decreased dementia risk, listening to more music can’t be a bad thing.”
From MarketWatch
"The school put in place timely and appropriate measures to support Georgia and was not in any way causative of her death," the coroner told the hearing in Ipswich.
From BBC
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